In a complex sentence, the dependent clause often comes first, followed by the independent clause. For example, in the sentence "Although it was raining, we went for a walk," the dependent clause "Although it was raining" precedes the independent clause "we went for a walk." However, the order can be reversed without changing the meaning; the independent clause can precede the dependent clause.
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The first sentence in A Tale of Two Cities is compound complex because it contains multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
First of all a simple sentence has a independent clause:Janet walked to school.A compound sentence has two simple sentences inside it with a conjunction/joining word to join it:Janet walked to school, the others rode their bikes.A complex has an independent clause and a dependent clause inside one sentence:Janet walked to school, but the others didn't.A independent clause makes sense on it's own but a dependent clause doesn't.
It is a subordinating conjunction introducing the dependent clause. The sentence is a complex sentence made up of an independent clause followed by a dependent clause.
Yes, there is a difference between complex and compound-complex sentences. A complex sentence is a simple sentence with a subordinant clause in front of it (also known as a fragment). A compound-complex sentence is a compound sentence with a subordinant clause in front of it. For example: Complex: As we ran onto the car, aliens attacked earth. (as is the subordinant conjunction, and "Aliens attacked Earth" is a complete sentence.) Compound-complex: As we ran onto the car, aliens attacked earth, and the military retaliated. (like te first sentence, as is still the subordinant conjunction, except I've added "The military retaliated", making it a compound-complex sentence. :D
The simplest sentence consists of only a subject and a predicate (a noun and a verb) and is only one clause."Scott ran." is an example of such a sentence. It has one noun (Scott), one verb (ran), and is an independent clause (it stands alone as a sentence).A slightly more complex sentence can have two clauses as is evidenced by the following modification to the earlier example:"Scott ran, and he made it in time." The original sentence now contains two clauses (an independent one and a subordinate one).In general, though, "simple sentence" usually refers to a sentence with only one clause.
No, in fact we just went over this in school. A complex sentence only has a comma when th dependent clause is first. You can remember this by remembering the acronym DC like Washington DC. It stands for dependent, comma. Hope this helped!!😊
The sentence "Wherever you lay your hat, that place is your home" is a complex sentence. It contains an independent clause ("that place is your home") and a dependent clause ("Wherever you lay your hat") that provides additional context. The use of "wherever" introduces a condition, making the sentence reliant on the first part for its full meaning.
A main clause = it is independent, i.e. it does not depend on any other sentence. A subordinate clause = a sentence depending on/subordinated to a another sentence, either a main clause or another subordinate clause. (you ask the main clause a question and you answer with the subordinate). e.g. "Can you tell me/ (the main clause) when the book was written?" ( the subordinate clause = a Direct Object). or "This is the book/ that I told you about". (the second clause is an Attributive or a Relative Clause). or If she had know this, / she wouldn't have trusted him." (the first sentence is an If Clause or a Conditional).
The subordinate clause of the sentence is -- Although the ostrich is a bird
"He moved" is the independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. "But then" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces the dependent clause which adds more information about the action in the independent clause.
the clause that couldn't stand on its own is called: Dependent clause or Subordinating clause. example: before you leave for work today. another would be: After the long exhausting day. These two examples may contain a subject and a verb (you - subject and leave - verb [for the first example]) but this group of words is dependent clause because this group of words does not express a complete thought and it needs to be attached to a main clause or a independent clause. By the way, a clause that could stand on its own is called a main clause or an idependent clause. An example of which is "I slept for three hours." This in fact is an independent clause or a simple sentence. but if you attach the dependent clause - "After a long exhausting day." you will have a sentence that looks like this: After the long exhausting day, I slept for three hours. (this now becomes a complex sentence. It is a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause in one sentence.